A look at hip-hop's use of technology as part of a longer tradition within black music of using one's body to recreate the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip Hop is of global interest and one tour group company is making sure that people from anywhere can learn about its rich history in New York City. "I grew up in Nigeria, back in ...

Hip-Hop has evolved tremendously in its 50 years of existence. Technology is one of the main factors that help the art form become the beast it is. The music genre is not just known for the hit ...

Biz Markie's 'The Biz Never Sleeps' LP Released 36 Years Ago Biz Markie's 'The Biz Never Sleeps' LP 36 Years Ago ...

The glass ceiling in hip-hop remains to be broken. Back in the day, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte rocked the mike as hip-hop spread from the underground to the mainstream, and Denverite ...

Roxanne Shante Dropped Her Pivotal LP 'The B***h Is Back' 33 Years Ago Roxanne Shante 'The B***h Is Back' 33 Years ...

Stockton struggles with an identity crisis, born out of geography and a distance that impedes everything: access to industry, ...

In 2023 Ahmir Thompson, known as Questlove, curated the “Hip-Hop at 50” tribute for the Grammy Awards. The harrowing experience, in which Mr. Thompson had to distill a half century of music—and ...

You might not know the song “Amen Brother” by the Winstons, but chances are you've heard it. Or a part of it. The song's drum break is one of the most sampled pieces of music in history, says music ...

Ralph McDaniels popularized the shout-out. His show Video Music Box debuted in 1983 on the New York television station WNYC-TV and airs to this day on WNYE-TV, making it the longest-running music ...

The show's suspension comes amid broader efforts to curb diversity at the institutional level. The next attempt to canonize ...

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